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The phrase "average is less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing an average value to another value, indicating that the average is lower than that value.
Example: "In this study, the average is less than the expected outcome, suggesting a need for further investigation."
Alternatives: "the average falls short" or "the average is lower.".
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The national average is less than half.
The global average is less than nine per 100,000.
The overall EU average is less than half that figure at 15%.
About three-quarters of Lagos's people have access to safe drinking water; the Nigerian average is less than 30%.
Among younger generations the average is less than half that, and increasing numbers are not watching (or recording) live TV at all.
However, the MPs say that the use of this average is "less helpful and relevant" to students than the most commonly charged fee.
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In fact, the average was less than one per interview.
In Africa the average was less than 14 years.
In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average, was less affected, falling about 0.62percentt.
Returns either greater or less than the average are less and less likely as you move further and further from the average.
Census data indicate that the 126,000 or so residents, on average, are less affluent than in surrounding Park Slope, Bay Ridge and Borough Park.
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